Tracy Caulkins is known as the first American to set an American record and win an American title in each of four swimming strokes（泳姿）: breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle.

         Tracy Caulkins was born in Minnesota and lived in Iowa until she was six. She began swimming when she was eight, after the family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee. While unwilling at first to swim in cold water or get her face wet, she began to train in earnest (认真地) as her talent became clear. Though her father worked for the public schools, the family sent her to a private school when the public schools could not accommodate (适应) her training schedule.

         At age 13, Tracy Caulkins took part in the trials(选拔赛) for the 1976 Olympics, but did not make the team. She continued to win national and international titles, and was disappointed in 1980 when the U.S. didn’t attend the Moscow Olympics. She continued to train and compete.

         In 1981, Tracy Caulkins began college, graduating in 1985. In college, she continued competing and training, though she had slowed down from her peak (顶峰) years.

         Caulkins trained especially hard for the 1984 Olympics, and not only made the team, but was captain of the swim team and at Los Angeles, won three gold medals and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After that she retired from swimming, and was a commentator (解说员) for swimming events as well as taking advantage of her fame to do business.

         Tracy Caulkins married Australian swimmer, Mark Stockwell, in 1991, their romance having begun at the 1984 Olympics when he jumped into a warm-up pool to introduce himself. They married in Nashville and moved to Australia, where they had three children. Caulkins continued to be professionally involved in sports.

1.Tracy Caulkins was sent to a private school because _____.

A. the schedule of the public school wasn’t suitable for her

B. her parents had to work in the school

C. her family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee

D. she showed strong interest in swimming

2.Which Olympic Games did Tracy Caulkins attend?

A. The 1976 Olympic Games.              B. The 1980 Olympic Games.

C. The 1984 Olympic Games.                        D. The 1992 Olympic Games.

3.Give the correct order of the following events in Tracy Caulkins’ life.

a. She was named Sportswoman of the Year.

b. She became a commentator.

c. She got married.

d. She went to college.

e. She attended the Olympics.

A. d; e; a; b; c     B. d; e; c; b; a               C. d; a; e; c; b                  D. d; e; a; c; b

4.When was Tracy Caulkins born?

A. In 1963                   B In 1953           C In 1960           D Not mentioned

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.

   In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swan toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(鳄鱼) was swimming toward the shore.

His mother in the house was looking out the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In extreme fear, she ran toward the water, yelling(大叫) to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock(码头)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched(夺取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-water(拔河). The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate(有感情的). A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars(伤疤). The boy lifted his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go. ”

Some scars have caused us deep regret, but some scars are because of love.

From the second paragraph we can infer that_____.

A. A child shouldn’t swim in the water by himself.

B. We’d better grasp some skills to protect ourselves

C. We should make enough preparations before swimming

D. We are enjoying ourselves but don’t know the enemy is coming.

The incredible tug-of-water is between _______.

A. The boy and the alligator

B. the boy and the mother

C. The alligator and the mother

D. the alligator and the farmer.

Which of the following statements is true?

A. The alligator was killed by a hunter.

B. There’re scars both on the boy’s arms and legs.

C. The mother was calm when seeing the alligator.

D. The mother won the “match” because of her strength.

Why was the boy proud when he showed the scars on his arms？

A. He survived luckily.

B. He was a child of God.

C. He was injured slightly.

D. He was proud of the scars of love.

Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences. Due to his old age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.

Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of fat to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterproof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19 peers played in the water.

"He was cold; he would shake," said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm. Then she got another idea: if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre?

Schaller designed the suit, which covered Pierre’s body and had small openings for his flippers.

“I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable,” she said.

One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. He swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.

Schaller couldn’t say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers, but “certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable”.

Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.

1.Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because of _____.

A. not having a layer of blubber

B. having few feathers due to old age

C. having no wetsuit

D. others penguins rejecting him

2.The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came from _____.

A. total invention

B. waterproof feathers

C. the use of wetsuit on humans

D. the use of heat lamp

3.Schaller followed Pierre in order to see _____.

A. whether other penguins would reject him

B. if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refit

C. if the wetsuit kept warm

D. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering

4.The best title of the passage is _____.

A. Wetsuit for An Old Penguin

B. Old Penguin Getting Bald

C. Unwilling to Swim

D. Strange Look of PierreＢ

Tracy Caulkins is known as the first American to set an American record and win an American title in each of four swimming strokes（泳姿）: breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, freestyle.
Tracy Caulkins was born in Minnesota and lived in Iowa until she was six. She began swimming when she was eight, after the family had moved to Nashville, Tennessee. While unwilling at first to swim in cold water or get her face wet, she began to train in earnest (认真地) as her talent became clear. Though her father worked for the public schools, the family sent her to a private school when the public schools could not accommodate (适应) her training schedule.
At age 13, Tracy Caulkins took part in the trials(选拔赛) for the 1976 Olympics, but did not make the team. She continued to win national and international titles, and was disappointed in 1980 when the U.S. didn’t attend the Moscow Olympics. She continued to train and compete.
In 1981, Tracy Caulkins began college, graduating in 1985. In college, she continued competing and training, though she had slowed down from her peak (顶峰) years.
Caulkins trained especially hard for the 1984 Olympics, and not only made the team, but was captain of the swim team and at Los Angeles, won three gold medals and was named Sportswoman of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After that she retired from swimming, and was a commentator (解说员) for swimming events as well as taking advantage of her fame to do business.
Tracy Caulkins married Australian swimmer, Mark Stockwell, in 1991, their romance having begun at the 1984 Olympics when he jumped into a warm-up pool to introduce himself. They married in Nashville and moved to Australia, where they had three children. Caulkins continued to be professionally involved in sports.
【小题1】Tracy Caulkins was sent to a private school because _____.

完形填空  (共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)
On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the ­ 36  door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He  37  into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)  38  was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of  40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became  41  and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile  42  him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the  43  just as the crocodile seized his legs.
The crocodile was  44  stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too  45  to pull her son back. A farmer heard the  46  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy  47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.  48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉体) in her  49  to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who  50  the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious  51  , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”
You and I can  52  with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful  53 . some of those scars are ugly and have  54  us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have  55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.

【小题10】

A．hurried B．worried C． eager D．anxious